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Weather satellite set for launch
Metop-B, the second of the EUMETSAT Polar orbiting satellites, which provide data for use by meteorologists and climate scientists at the Met Office and around the world, will be launched today. Metop-B is scheduled to be launched by a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, EUMETSAT, forecasting, Forecasts, Met Office, meteorolgy, meteorological satellites, metop, Metop-B, satellites, science, space, weather
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Latest weather satellite goes into orbit
The latest weather satellite in Europe’s highly successful Meteosat second-generation series has just gone into orbit after lifting off on an Ariane space rocket yesterday evening. It is now being moved into its precise position before it can provide continuous observations of … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, EUMETSAT, Met Office, MSG-3, satellite, weather, Weather satellite
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